A gender reveal party at an Applebee's ended in police breaking up a fight outside of the restaurant.

Police were dispatched to the chain's Boardman, Ohio, location after a fight between guests and restaurant staff escalated outside over who would clean up the mess, WJW-TV reported, citing a police report. Boardman is about 80 miles southeast of Cleveland.

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A manager at the chain's location said guests intended to reveal the gender of the baby by using confetti poppers inside the restaurant. She asked the party of about 20 to do the reveal outside so it would not disturb other patrons.

After the reveal, blue confetti littered the sidewalk and nearby vehicles, WJW reported. That's when the manager asked partygoers to clean up the mess.

Some of the attendees began yelling at the manager and another employee.

Police said two members of the group threw menus at a hostess, who was hit several times.

Some of the group dispersed after the manager called police. The manager also found that a bill for $31.81 had not been paid.

In a statement, the company that operates the chain said: "The safety of our guests and team members is our top priority. This is an unfortunate incident, and we are looking into what happened to determine next steps."